1,379 Shares in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) Bought by Criterion Capital Advisors LLC

Criterion Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (BATS:GOVT) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Archer Investment Corp increased its stake in iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF by 75.5% in the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 781 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

GOVT opened at $22.21 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $22.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.50.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.0583 dividend. This is an increase from iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond index. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of fixed-rate nonconvertible U.S. Treasury securities with a remaining maturity of one year or more. GOVT was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.